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mesa401 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I assure you there are many things under your kitchen sink right now that are much more dangerous than chlordane. Take a look at that bottle of bleach among other things with the signal word "DANGER". Pesticides have been demonized in the media, but they have saved millions of lives, and most agricultural crops would be lost to pests without them.
mesa401 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
DDT saved millions of lives from malaria when it was still in use. Millions of people have died as a result of it being outlawed by crazy environmentalists that put pressure on the E.P.A. When used by professionals, there was very little risk. This is a fact.
boyd500 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Wow, I think I read an article on 'remember the injured' about "playing in the fog". My grandma still uses chlorodane to control ants even though I told her of the dangers and that it is banned.
markdcatlin (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
You are right. Until the 1970s, consumers and workers usually knew little of the dangers. When I was a kid in the early 1960s, my friends and I used to run behind the truck fogging for misquitos at dusk - they were spraying DDT! But the industry knew of dangers and worked to keep the information from getting out to the public and to government.
boyd500 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
These people probably had no idea how dangerous chlorodane was.Yes poison is friendly, spray it everywhere. |
